Wathern Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wathern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wathern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England351:1,591,94567,242
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wathern Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wathern Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wathern is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wathern is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wathern reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 29 percent are found, Illinois, where 27 percent are found and North Carolina, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

Wathern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wathern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wathern surname expanded 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 583 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wathern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wathern last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Wathern earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,833 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wathern
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